903: What's Yours is Mine

[revenant]

I don't know. If we had them I'm sure we'd have some kinda problem with them.

There are SOME black people here, but I think they are often relatively recent immigrants from other countries (places in Africa, the Carribean, etc.) and not the same black as in the US (Americans who long time ago were brought as slaves). And that is a VERY different type of black. They don't talk back to the movie in a theatre or any of those other things Keith has complained about... but maybe it's just because they're in Canada and we're nicer here.

[Coconut]

And you'd have to call them African-Canadians. That's just awkward.

[rodimusprime]

Originally Posted by revenant

I don't know. If we had them I'm sure we'd have some kinda problem with them.

There are SOME black people here, but I think they are often relatively recent immigrants from other countries (places in Africa, the Carribean, etc.) and not the same black as in the US (Americans who long time ago were brought as slaves). And that is a VERY different type of black. They don't talk back to the movie in a theatre or any of those other things Keith has complained about... but maybe it's just because they're in Canada and we're nicer here.

Black people from Canada are like "Diet Blacks". That entire country is sort of bland. Nice people though.

[revenant]

I disagree. There are so many different types of people here in Vancouver that it's not bland at all. But I can understand how someone from the US (where I assume you're from) might see it as such.

[revenant]

Originally Posted by Coconut

And you'd have to call them African-Canadians. That's just awkward.

No, you can just call them African.

[rodimusprime]

Originally Posted by revenant

I disagree. There are so many different types of people here in Vancouver that it's not bland at all. But I can understand how someone from the US (where I assume you're from) might see it as such.

I don't know man. All the black people I've met from canada are like "Kanye" black. Maybe there is a different type ya'll are hiding in your borders but I can't relate to the ones that make it down this way.

[rodimusprime]

Originally Posted by Keith

Sour grapes. So sad.

Who me? Nah I'm good. Just saying that if Canadians had done all that foul shit to the black people who lived there then it's more likely they would have problems. I think it's weak for Canadians to act like their race relations are so great when they don't have the same type of history as the US.

[revenant]

Canadian race relations are not great at all. If you do some research you'll find out just how much they've fucked native people here. Even now many live in reservations that are worse than any city ghetto. And there are plenty of ghetto black people in Toronto. In fact, I've seen some documentary that mentioned that Canada invented ghettos - as far as the style of neighbourhoods and buildings, etc. that you typically find in ghettos.

[rodimusprime]

Originally Posted by revenant

Canadian race relations are not great at all. If you do some research you'll find out just how much they've fucked native people here. Even now many live in reservations that are worse than any city ghetto. And there are plenty of ghetto black people in Toronto. In fact, I've seen some documentary that mentioned that Canada invented ghettos - as far as the style of neighbourhoods and buildings, etc. that you typically find in ghettos.

I'm only talking about the black people. Thanks for all the info though.

[revenant]

Haha, yeah sorry for being wordy. I'm trying to distract myself from work.